Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-28
CHARLESTON LETTER.
The Prohibition ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
Social Chat at the Permanent Seat.


will in a few months be on in earnest, and
which is destined to cut a wide swath IN
the next State election. The temperance
people are already busy organizing and
marshalIng their forces throughout the
State, and / am reliably informed that their
methods are receiving favorable notice from
all who are in the least opposed to the
LIQUOR traffic. One Of the workers for the
prohibitionists recently told me that 1t
would be but a few months ere the temper
anee workers would have societies organ
lied aud under complete control in every
school district throughout the State, and
when the next general election comes on
the liquor traffic will be forever buried ana
the State placed upon the roll OF prohlbl-
ton States. Time will prove the assertion
true or false.
The LIQUOR people are lying dormant,
patiently awaiting the decision OF the
United States Supreme Court in the Mich,
igan cases. Should it be decided by the
court, that that State has TO indemnify
those who have large sums invested IN the
manufacture of whisky and other like
beverages, then the liquor people will de-
feat the Prohibition amendment to the con-
stitution OF this State without a heavy
fight, but should the courts decied other
wise, then the fight will be strong and bit
ter and every voter will have to make
known his preference.
The question now generally asked IL
What has become of the boom" which
was started upon the spur Of 4 moment.
very much fear that it has died IN Its IN
fancy. There Is general desire that we
have boom, but it is exceedingly difficult
10 find any one who has money enough to
spare toward booming the old town 1t was,
at one time, believed by the boomers that all
they would have to do, would be for the
citizens to meet and appoint committees.
The good people met and committees were
appointed, and with this all work appar-
emily sleepeth. II is greatly to be hoped
that this good work will be pushed and
that the old town will rise up and go
ahead. There was some talk of writing
up the town and having the letters pub-
| lished for 81 80 per column in foreign
newspapers This, too, has gone the way
of the rest OF the proposed boom. 1t
would be tar better if our mOneyed men
were to purchase a desirable location for a
factory of some kind and present it to
some company who would agree to put up.
factory Of some kind where fifty or q
hundred people might be employed. By a
move of this nature the town would be
given "a start, aud in a comparatively short
time other investors would appear and
erect manufacturing establishments. there
by giving the town a substantial boom.
The old idea of sitting still and waiting
! for something to turn up. has run its day,
and if onR desires anything one must do
the turning up art, or suffer the conse-
sequence. The mere fact OF having dis
cOT\Se.l natural gas 10 great quantities
| will not do tine place much good. The
people must be up and doing, " let the
gloom of inactivity for ever OVershadow
this beautiful ana rich country. There
are scores OF capitalists who are ready to
invest wealth if they are assured that they
con realize fair per Centum from an IN
veStment.
Notwithstanding year interVenes be-
| fore our next congressional election, there
are numerous candidates in the field who
desire to be chosen, by the people, to rep
resent the Third district in the United
States Congress. Hon. c. Z. Snyder, the
present incumbent, is candidate, so also
is Hon. j. ID. Anderson, who mas become u
great favOrite, owing to the fact that he is
affable, generous and handsome. The Col
onel gained the goodwill OF the newspaper
boys, last winter, by his kind treatment
and selt-SaCriiCiug ways III Ghordlng them
every facility in his power to gather the
proceedings OF the Senators In converse
ton with we'll known Democratic poll
ticiau, who resides in Clay county, learn
that Col Anderson will have the undivided
support Of the Democrats Of that county.
The gentleman referred TO thinks, "a do
many others, that kanawha has had
enough, gud that other counties which
possess strong men who have stood by
Kanawha, should be given show by the
Democracy OF the Third District. This
feeling is growing throughout the district,
and rs matters stand the Democrats will
most certainly have TO heed it, or suffer
the consequences. The district is getting
to be, politically speaking, rather too
close to ignore the wishes OF the mountain
cOunties
Col French and Maj. Harris are two
more strong candidates, and their respec-
tive counties will warm up matters at the
next convention. The friends of these
gentlemen say they propose to make a
strong fight, but if defeated in convention
they will stand strictly to the dictates of
the majority. When defeated heretofore,
the mountain counties have come up in
solid phalanx and done ali they could to
carry the nominee through. Every year
the Republicans are gaining strength in
this district and if great care and good
judgement is not used, they will yet carry
the day aud have the district in the same
condition as Kanawha county now finds
herself, viz: large majority on the wrong
side of the Democratic columns.
Col. b Stanley, Of your city, was here
this week aud mustered in the uniform
rank of the kOfP After handsome
turnout and parade, the Colonal-that be-
ing Barney's office ia the uniform rank OF
the order-tOOk the members to their
beautiful hall and there mustered them i'll.
This order is growing rapidly, the uniform
rank being new thing here. The rank is
made up OF lot OF very fine looking
gentlemen. The officers are Sir knights
&c. c Rand. Captain; A. +. Hill, First
Lieutenant; A. Q. Hall, Second Lieuten-
ant; + A. Boone, Treasurer; Fred. Scott,
Secretary; J. $. Atkinson and John Col
ton, Sentinels. These gentlemen will
bold office until January next, when
new SiCrtion will take place.
The adage OF i'True love never runs
smooth, " should he changed to read, AL
who marry are not glad of it," For many
years past our divorce courts have had n
goOdly number OF couples TO "cut assun-
der" and still the cutting suuder business
goes on uninterruptedly. There are fifteen
unhappy couples who are seeking relief
| from the chains Of matrimony and il his
Honor, Judge Guthrie, is willing and the
evidence il strong enough, this fifteen
couples will get their divorce paper made
out in the approaching term OF the Court
/ These are all new cases and have been
/ brought within the past three months
| One female who now seeks relief has already
been divorced tSise within the past thrCe
/ years aud she seeks ID GiSsOiye the matri